Aurland

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Aurland kommune

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County	Sogn og Fjordane
District	Sogn
Municipality	NO-1421
Administrative centre	Aurlandsvangen
Mayor (2003)	Olav Ellingsen (Sp)
Official language form	Nynorsk
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 54 1,468 km² 1,383 km² 0.45 %
Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 348 1,803 0.04 % -5.2 % 1/km²
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www.aurland.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway

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Aurland is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway consisting of the villages of Vangen, Flåm, Undredal and Gudvangen.

Aurland is bordered by two municipalities in Sogn og Fjordane county (Lærdal to the north-east and Vik to the west), two municipalities in Hordaland county (Voss to the south-west and Ulvik to the south) and one municipality in Buskerud county (Hol to the south-east).

Key Attractions

• The Nærøyfjord, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a branch of the large fjord Sognefjord, is located in the municipality.
• The Aurland Valley
• The Flåm Railway
• Undredal stave church (built between 1150 and 1199) is located in Undredal

External links

• Aurland and Lærdal Tourist Board

Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane	Image:Sogn og Fjordane vapen.png
Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal | Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy Sunnfjord: Askvoll | Fjaler | Flora | Førde | Gaular | Jølster | Naustdal Sogn: Aurland | Balestrand | Gulen | Hyllestad | Høyanger | Leikanger | Luster | Lærdal | Sogndal | Solund | Vik | Årdal

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